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To: Guyin4Os

Stop calling the statues graven images. And stop misrepresenting the faith.


19 posted on 08/20/2009 8:40:55 AM PDT by Pope Pius XII (There's no such thing as divorce)
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To: Pope Pius XII
Stop calling the statues graven images. And stop misrepresenting the faith.

Uh.. no. A graven image is a physical representation of a deity. That is exactly what a statue of the baby Jesus is. What underscores the fact that it is a graven image is that the statue is considered to be "holy" by worshipers. That is the very essence of the term "graven image." It is no better or worse than the golden calf that Aaron made and labeled "Yahweh."

22 posted on 08/20/2009 3:15:09 PM PDT by Guyin4Os (My name says Guyin40s but now I have an exotic, daring, new nickname..... Guyin50s)
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